Marvin Lewis Quotes

You have to make a lot of plays to overcome a lot of turnovers, and it probably doesn't happen very often in the NFL, which is why that turnover ratio seems to be so significant. When you're on the plus side, No. 1 you're getting yourself off the field defensively, limiting your exposure to bad things happening to you. And you give your offense more opportunities to make bad things happening to the opposing team. You want to play defense on the sidelines. That's the best way to play defense. - Marvin Lewis

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Three-and-oh's gone now... We're on the Houston Texans (next week's opponent). And the thing about it is, I don't have to say it any more. They remind me that we haven't done anything. - Marvin Lewis

We're in a situation on our football team where no matter what position the guy plays, he doesn't necessarily have to come in right now and be the bell cow. We don't have to put the pressure on that guy to do that, right or wrong. But when we pick that first pick, we want a guy that we feel can be a fine pro for a long time. - Marvin Lewis

People around the league knew even last year, that when [former Redskins defensive coordinator] Marvin Lewis was there, it was Marvin who kept the team together,'' said the Redskins observer, himself a veteran of the NFL game. - Marvin Lewis